Civil Engineer

CIVIL ENGINEER

Two Regular, Full-Time Employment Opportunities

Are you the type of person that is driven to improve a community?  Can you motivate yourself and others to achieve project milestones?  Would you like to work in an environment where you can directly implement the community's goals and needs?  We are looking for a person with excellent communication, critical thinking, and teamwork skills to help us rebuild our ageing infrastructure. 

The City of Sunnyvale is the second largest city in Santa Clara County and has the close-knit culture of a smaller city and the compelling projects and assignments of a large city.  We invite you to apply! 

The ideal candidate will have a passion for excellence, a commitment to serving the community, and have outstanding interpersonal skills. Other skills the City is looking for include excellent problem-solving skills, strong ability to communicate effectively and proactively both orally and in writing, and capability to establish and maintain effective work relationships.

The eligibility list created from this recruitment could be used for future Civil Engineer vacancies within the City.  The current vacancies are in the Special Projects Group and in the Design Group.

The City of Sunnyvale offers:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Classic CalPERS members have 4% of the employee contributions paid by the City, leaving only 3% for the employee to contribute.
• Retiree medical benefits available

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience:

A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in civil engineering or a related field, AND

Three years of increasingly responsible professional civil, mechanical, or electrical engineering experience.

Licenses/Certificates:

Possession of registration as a professional civil or structural engineer issued by the State of California.

A complete application consists of a City application and responses to the required supplemental questions. The position opens on Monday, August 12, 2024 and the final filing date is Monday, September 9, 2024 at 5:00 pm.  Candidates are asked to fully describe any training, education, experience, or skills relevant to this position.